The Meigray expo is a game worn jersey show that Meigray puts on every summer in mid-July in the large conference room at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ. It is one of the larger game worn hockey jersey shows and it consists of Meigray and their displays, dealers selling game worn items, and collectors having tables and showing off their game worn jerseys. It is a nice event where collectors can gather and catch up, show off their jerseys, network and just have fun. There is usually a guest speaker who signs autograph after they speak as well as a live grab-bag that Meigray puts on. It's a fun event and you can check out the pictures of collector tables that have been there in the past on the first page of this thread.

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The Meigray expo is a game worn jersey show that Meigray puts on every summer in mid-July in the large conference room at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ. It is one of the larger game worn hockey jersey shows and it consists of Meigray and their displays, dealers selling game worn items, and collectors having tables and showing off their game worn jerseys. It is a nice event where collectors can gather and catch up, show off their jerseys, network and just have fun. There is usually a guest speaker who signs autograph after they speak as well as a live grab-bag that Meigray puts on. It's a fun event and you can check out the pictures of collector tables that have been there in the past on the first page of this thread.

I see, thanks.... some questions, why is it always the same place, would't it be smarter to use a differnt city every year? get more and new people involved

And this Meigray group..... they are the ones selling lots of blank game issued jerseys on ebay. where do they get them from and why don't they have a ton of the new addias made in canada jeseys then?

Not for them...people go from the Expo to their warehouse for first choice and the start of the Summer Sale. Having it in other cities, away from their warehouse, would likely mean less people going there, and less sales.

They are the same group selling on eBay. They have a certain amount of stock they keep for the teams they sell game worns for, because they have to sew in their authentication label (I don't know who actually sews it, maybe they just pair them up and the customizer does, I don't know for sure).

Once the jerseys are no longer in use, they sell the blanks. They do NOT sell the current jerseys, because they hold those for team use.

If the Adidas jerseys changed, even so much as a different logo, they might start selling them (though depending on the logo change, they've been known to just patch over the logo and keep using them as well).

None of those blank Reebok jerseys you see now were available until the league was no longer wearing Reebok, outside of a few 1.0's they had from time to time.

Meigray is currently the official game worn dealer for 8 NHL teams (Boston, NJ, Philadelphia, Nashville, Washington, Vegas, Edmonton and Columbus). At various points in their history they have had more with teams leaving and some even coming back. Meigray's offices and warehouse is located in Branchburg, NJ and the event is about a 3-5 minute drive from their warehouse. It is largely done for ease and because immediately after the expo is their warehouse sale, which is the kickoff to their summer sale. It is the same terms as the summer sale but people are allowed to go in there and buy stuff before the sale goes live on their website.

As mfitz also says, the blanks they give out are the Reebok 2.0's that are former team stock. They cannot give out the Adidas ones as those are technically owned by the teams. Meigray warehouses those until they are needed and then Meigray ships it to the customer who then in turn ships it to the team after they have been lettered. When the conversion happened last summer, a lot of the leftover Reebok stock was probably either sold or given to Meigray by the teams and they have been selling them on their website.

The expo is not exactly huge. I said it last year or the year before on here that some people think this is a huge convention space with tons of people. Instead it is a large conference room that is the size of really a small ballroom where a few hundred people attend throughout the 7-hour show time. It is still a fun event and you cannot beat a free authentic Edge 2.0 plus some autographs plus the possibility of winning door prizes for $40 a pop.

Two Grand Prizes: Nico Hischier New Jersey Devils, the first player selected in the 2017 NHL Draft who enjoyed a solid rookie year for the Devils … and Claude Giroux, the superstar captain of the Philadelphia Flyers who finished with more than 100 points in 2017-18, for the first time in his NHL career.

For the third time in MeiGray Grab Bag history, you’ll get to see the jerseys … before you pick one.

Here’s how it will work:

If you are registered and paid for Expo admission, you are eligible to purchase one of the 50 Grab Bags for $295.

If you are not attending the Expo, you may purchase a Grab Bag for $295 plus shipping.

When you check into the Expo on Saturday, July 14, you will pick your Grab Bag Draft entry selection number from a box of 50 blank envelopes. Each envelope will contain a number from 1 to 50.

If you are not an attendee, you will be awarded a random Draft Number after attendees pick their random Draft Numbers.

The Grab Bag Participant whose envelope contains Number 1 will have the first pick of the Grab Bag Draft, which will begin at approximately 1 pm, after our Featured and Special Guests finish speaking to the Expo guests.

The Grab Bag Participant whose envelope contains Number 2 will have the second pick ... and so on, until all 50 jerseys are taken.

Non-Attendees must submit a list to sales@meigray.com with their requested jerseys, numbered 1-50. An MGG rep will make the selection based on that list. The highest-ranked jersey available becomes your selection.

Draft Pick No. 50 will be the lucky loser, as MeiGray will offer that collector the chance to trade it for another similarly priced jersey from MeiGray’s NHL stock.

Before the draft, Grab Bag participants will be encouraged to take a look at the 50 Grab Bag jerseys, which will be on display at the Expo and are listed below.

Before the draft, Grab Bag participants are free to make trades with other participants. Trade up. Trade down. Put a deal together to make sure you have the chance to grab the jersey you want.